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Huallaga Tanager
Ramphocelus melanogaster
Huallaga Tanager (Ramphocelus melanogaster) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Huallaga Tanager (Ramphocelus melanogaster) is a member of the Thraupidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 25 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Thraupidae Tanagers & Allies
- Genus Ramphocelus
- Species melanogaster
Quick facts
- Weight
- 25 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Thraupidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
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Vulnerable
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Huallaga Tanager is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open scrub and shrubland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Huallaga Tanager is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Huallaga Tanager (Ramphocelus melanogaster) is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It is found across South America. Its distribution covers SA Peru.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 25 g, with a wing length of about 7.9 cm and a tail of around 7.1 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 77,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Huallaga Tanager?
The Huallaga Tanager is a small bird that weighs around 25 g.
Where does the Huallaga Tanager live?
The Huallaga Tanager is found across South America with a range covering SA Peru, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Huallaga Tanager belong to?
The Huallaga Tanager (Ramphocelus melanogaster) belongs to the Thraupidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Huallaga Tanager eat?
The Huallaga Tanager is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Huallaga Tanager migrate?
The Huallaga Tanager is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Huallaga Tanager endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Huallaga Tanager make?
1 real field recording of the Huallaga Tanager — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Huallaga Tanager's range?
The Huallaga Tanager has a mapped global range of about 77,000 km².
Conservation
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